I n the spirit of classic old-time radio plays that feature hard-boiled detectives, I created two short “minuscule mysteries.” They are the all-alliterative adventures of Hollywood hawkshaw Mark Markheim, a slick sleuth in La-La-Land, a shamus with a shingle in Tinsel-Town.

A Dead Body’s a Deal-Breaker and Vengeance in Vegas were both recorded in San Francisco studios, by two troupes of professional voice-actors. Each troupe takes its own approach to the script. Compare both, and see–hear–what you think.